A highly anticipated women's basketball matchup between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU, planned for Thursday, will be postponed to Friday because of a winter storm, the Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday.

The game, initially scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Colonial Life Arena, will now be played on Friday at 5 p.m. ESPN will broadcast the game as planned, but the “College GameDay” show will no longer be part of the broadcast.

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